CT won't join NYC in holding school online on Monday if closed: 'Kids should be kids on snow days'
www.ctinsider.com

... As Connecticut prepares for a powerful storm predicted to impact the region beginning Sunday, students are waiting with bated breath to see whether they will luck out and get a snow day on Monday.

But with nearby New York City opting to pivot to pandemic-era remote learning instead of canceling classes if needed on Monday, what will Connecticut schools do if the weather is bad?

Will students get to enjoy a traditional snow day of sledding, building snowmen and warming up with a mug of hot chocolate? Or will they join New York City students in waking up early to log into classes?

From Greenwich to Vernon, school leaders across Connecticut say they do not hold virtual learning days when they have to shut down their school buildings due to unsafe weather conditions.

"Closed for the day when it's a snow day! We like old-fashioned snow days!" Westport Superintendent Thomas Scarice said when asked how the district handles snow days. ...

forecast.weather.gov

... ajor winter storm will begin materializing this morning as deep moisture overruns the arctic air over the region. Regional radar mosaic is showing increasing returns off to the west, but the low level dry air will several more hours to saturate.

Light snow should begin reaching the surface from west to east across the area around 5 to 9 am.

The intensity will gradually increase with conditions deteriorating across the area quickly as the snow falls with surface temperatures in the teens, which is quite unusual for this area.

Temperatures will increase slightly in the afternoon with coastal areas rising into the low and mid 20s.

The snow will become moderate to heavy mid to late morning as mid level frontogenesis increases and becomes coupled with the right entrance region of a departing polar jet streak over northern New England.

The mid level thermal forcing peaks in the afternoon with impressive 850-700 mb frontogenesis and an overall deep layer of vertical velocities.

There is a likelihood of an intense band of heavy snow moving from south to north early-mid afternoon.

This is the period with the greatest potential of snowfall rates between 1-2 inches per hour. ...

radar.weather.gov

Trump, 79, Gets Confused Explaining Water to the Navy (October 2025)
www.yahoo.com

... Donald Trump went on a deranged rant about the power of water to destroy magnets during a rambling address to the U.S. Navy just off the coast of Japan.

Speaking aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his tour of East Asia, the president appeared to suggest -- in a largely incoherent speech -- that he is pushing for aircraft carriers to use "steam for the catapults" and hydraulics for elevators, while wrongly claiming that water can disable magnets. ...

Silverchair - Abuse Me (1997)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
Need to ask a question
Calling out my name
Nothing seems to bother
Wish I had a clue

[Pre-Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it

[Verse 2]
Well, I don't think you like me
Well, I hate you as well
No one seems to like you
Wish I couldn't tell

[Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
...

Wish I knew ...

'Failed to demonstrate good cause': Trump lawyer fully backs Cannon for 'correctly' keeping Jack Smith from speaking on 'so-called' Mar-a-Lago report
lawandcrime.com

... Responding to a motion that seeks to put an appeal on the fast track, an attorney for President Donald Trump told a panel of judges that Judge Aileen Cannon "correctly" denied efforts to bring to the light of day Jack Smith's "so-called" final report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents and obstruction probe.

The Friday filing from attorneys for Trump and his former co-defendants Waltine Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, including a lawyer who failed in November to convince the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive a "frivolous" RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, asked the same appellate court " one which has multiple times chided Cannon " to delay two nonprofit groups' attempts to appeal the adverse ruling.

Asserting those efforts by the Knight First Amendment Institute and American Oversight lack "any basis" and "failed to demonstrate good cause," Trump lawyers said Cannon was correct to leave an injunction in place that has blocked the release of Volume II and played a key role in blocking Jack Smith from speaking publicly about his "so-called 'Final Report,' regarding his unlawful investigation and prosecution in the Southern District of Florida." ...

Appeals Court Finds Undue Delay, Orders Prompt Ruling in Trump Classified Documents Case (November 2025)
knightcolumbia.org

... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today issued an order compelling a lower court to rule within 60 days on the Knight First Amendment Institute's motion seeking the release of a Special Counsel report on President Trump's alleged unlawful retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after he left office in 2021. The Eleventh Circuit agreed that the district court has unduly delayed ruling on the Institute's motion, which the Institute filed more than eight months ago. ...

The Institute filed a motion in February asking Judge Aileen Cannon, who presided over the Justice Department's now-abandoned prosecution of President Trump, to lift an injunction she imposed in January prohibiting the Justice Department from releasing the report. The Institute also asked Judge Cannon to post the report on the court's public docket, arguing that the First Amendment and common law give the public a right of access to the report because it was submitted to the court in connection with a criminal proceeding. The petition the Institute filed in September argued that the lower court's lengthy delay in ruling on the Institute's motion is "manifestly unreasonable." ...

Trump brings back infamous two weeks' wait claim when pressed about Greenland deal details
www.independent.co.uk

... Donald Trump says that he'll give more details on his Greenland deal with Europe in "two weeks," reviving an oft-given timeline from his first term.

During his first administration, Trump became infamous for promising landmark announcements that were coming in two weeks' time.

Now, flying back from Davos yesterday, he promised yet another major announcement on his "concept of a deal" on Greenland.

"We'll have something in two weeks," he said, according to Mediaite. ...

special prosecutor
www.law.cornell.edu

... A special prosecutor is a prosecutor who is independent of an office that would normally exercise jurisdiction in a criminal investigation"to avoid potential conflicts of interest or to facilitate subject matter area expertise.

At the federal level, under 28 CFR 600.1, a special prosecutor is referred to as a "special counsel," and may be appointed by the attorney general to criminally investigate an individual or matter in cases where a Justice Department investigation would present a conflict of interest, or in other "extraordinary circumstances."

Under Supreme Court precedent in Morrison v. Olson, Congress may also appoint a special counsel through the passage of legislation. Notable special counsels in U.S. history include Ken Starr of the Clinton Whitewater investigation and Lawrence Walsh of the Iran-Contra Affair. ...

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